16 dead, 21 injured in road accident in Turkey
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A firefighting truck, an ambulance, and a bus having journalists on board were hit by a passenger bus, according to a local news agency.
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Pictured on DHA showed the back of an ambulance ripped out and metal debris scattered around it (Social Media)
A road accident involving a bus and an ambulance in southeastern Turkey resulted in the death of 16 people and the injury of 21, media reported Saturday.
The deaths and injuries were sustained "in an accident involving a bus, an emergency team and an ambulance... between Gaziantep and Nizip," the governor of Gaziantep province Davut Gul said.
The DHA news agency said an ambulance, a firefighting truck, and a bus having journalists on board were hit by a passenger bus.
#Turkey , during the rescue of some people due to a road accident in #Gaziantep , a bus lost control and hit the rescuers. There would be 15 dead and 22 injured. pic.twitter.com/8hAP5Xf159
— Donato Yaakov Secchi (@doyaksec) August 20, 2022
"Three firefighters, two emergency workers and two journalists figure among the dead," the Gaziantep governor said.
Pictured on DHA showed the back of an ambulance ripped out and metal debris scattered around it.
